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Table 5 Potency of interaction between of gamma irradiation and LC50 of the entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces lilacinus against Galleria mellonella larvae descending from the irradiated parental females

From: Effect of gamma irradiation and/or certain entomopathogenic fungi on the larval Mortality of Galleria mellonella L

Radiation doses (Gy)

Fungi

Observed % mortality*

Expected % mortality**

Co-toxicity factor

Joint effect type

control

08 ± 3.75

70 Gy

B. bassiana

64 ± 4.01

94.3

− 31.9

Antagonism

P. lilacinus

54 ± 2.45

84.3

− 35.9

Antagonism

100 Gy

B. bassiana

78 ± 2.01

102.3

− 23.7

Antagonism

P. lilacinus

74 ± 4.01

92.3

− 19.8

Additive

125 Gy

B. bassiana

84 ± 2.45

118.3

− 29.0

Antagonism

P. lilacinus

80 ± 3.17

108.3

− 26.1

Antagonism

  1. *The observed mortality for the mixture of two treatments was the percentage of the mortalities of each combination
  2. **The expected mortality was summited for each treatment in the mixture in every test by treating larvae by each one alone